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Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins with Special Inspector General to Investigate CARES Act Fraud
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Maine Establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Following the recent trend in northeast states, Governor Janet Mills recently signed into law An Act To Establish the Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which according to advocates is designed to lower prescription drug costs in the state. The Board will consist of 5 members, with each member having expertise in either health care economics or clinical medicine. Two of the members will be appointed by the Senate President, two of the members will…
Privacy Shield: We’ve Lost the EU but We’ve Still Got Switzerland!
In the wake of the Schrems II decision invalidating the the EU-US Privacy Shield, the US Department of Commerce has decided it should make lemonade out of the Schrems lemons. The Department recently issued a set of FAQs, which go on at length about how the Swiss-US Privacy Shield is still in place and the steps that businesses can take to participate:
The Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework remains a valid mechanism to comply with…
CMS Prevails in Litigation Challenging Pricing Policy for 340B Drugs
We’ve written before about the 340B program, which allows some health service providers that treat low-income patients to purchase outpatient prescription drugs at deeply discounted prices. It’s related (at least tangentially) to our blog because of the link between the 340B program and the manner in which the Medicaid program pays for outpatient drugs; essentially, the price that a 340B covered entity pays for a drug is the price that Medicaid would pay for the…
A “Time of Heightened Tensions”: Homeland Security and National Security Agency Issue Joint Cybersecurity Alert
On July 23, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), joined by the National Security Agency (NSA), issued a cybersecurity alert to operators of critical infrastructure. This cybersecurity alert outlines a series of “immediate actions” companies should take to reduce the risk of operational interference resulting from cyberattack. Unlike the bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security in January of 2020, which warned of potential attacks by Iran in…
It’s Not Impossible for EPA to Comply with the Good Neighbor Provisions of the Clean Air Act
A “Time of Heightened Tensions”: Homeland Security and National Security Agency Issue Joint Cybersecurity Alert
On July 23, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), joined by the National Security Agency (NSA), issued a cybersecurity alert to operators of critical infrastructure. This cybersecurity alert outlines a series of “immediate actions” companies should take to reduce the risk of operational interference resulting from cyberattack. Unlike the bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security in January of 2020, which warned of potential attacks by Iran in…
Massachusetts Regulators Seek Input on Regulatory Changes for Both Adult Use and Medical Marijuana
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has published an ambitious regulatory update of both adult use regulations at 935 CMR 500.000, medical marijuana establishment regulations at 935 CMR 501.000, and co-located adult-use and medical-use marijuana regulations at 935 CMR 500.000. The CCC is holding a virtual public hearing on August 3, 2020 at 10:00 AM, and accepting written comments on the regulations up through August 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM.
The draft regulations touch upon a…